A young man's irresponsible bravado nearly cost a young girl her life Saturday afternoon.

The 16-year-old girl was mauled by a cougar and rushed to the hospital after she and 21-year-old Anthony Zitnick illegally entered a wildlife collector's home about 1:30 p.m. Neighbors believe Zitnick was trying to impress the younger girl.

Alan Rigerman, who legally keeps two cougars and several snakes, tortoises and alligators at his North Miami-Dade home, was out for the weekend at a reptile show in Central Florida.

Cool! Guard Cougar's!

bijou

11-16-2008, 05:12 PM

Remember kids, don't bring a girlfriend to a cougar fight ... or something like that. ;)

xavierob82

11-16-2008, 06:19 PM

I was mauled by a Cougar once.

Jumpy

11-16-2008, 06:47 PM

I was mauled by a Cougar once.
That is it?? You need to tell the story.

SarasotaRepub

11-16-2008, 06:56 PM

That is it?? You need to tell the story.

It explains much...:D

BadCat

11-16-2008, 06:56 PM

That is it?? You need to tell the story.

Different kind of "cougar", Jumpy.

Cougar

An older woman who frequents clubs in order to score with a much younger man. The cougar can be anyone from an overly surgically altered wind tunnel victim, to an absolute sad and bloated old horn-meister, to a real hottie or milf. Cougars are gaining in popularity -- particularly the true hotties -- as young men find not only a sexual high, but many times a chick with her shit together.
That cougar I met last night, showed me shit I didn't know existed, I'm goin back for more.